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THE RUKAL NEW-YORKER. tUNE 28 
chain in front of the stall, he gives her her customary 
allowance of food and takes his seat upon the milking- 
stool. As her calf was weaned at birth, she has long since 
forgotton its existence, so she freely giveb down her milk 
to the friendly pressure of his hands, knowing that by his 
aid only she can be relieved of her burden. 
Unless the weather promises to be very inclement the 
cows are always turned out after they have been milked. 
In the morning, they take their leisurely way to the rich 
meadowland where they wander knee-deep in clover and 
Timothy, and at night they sleep or graze in the delicate 
White Clover and Bhie Grass in the large lot which sur¬ 
rounds their stable. The early weaning of the calves does 
away with all that old-time noise and confusion, which in 
so large a herd would be almost deafening. Now, we 
scarcely ever hear a cow low or a calf bleat, and when 
either does do so, it is not for the other but for the at¬ 
tendant, when they think he is a little late. The calves he 
usually houses first, calling or tolling them along into 
their stalls to be fed upon warm fresh milk as soon as it is 
drawn. They do not even suspect where the milk comes 
from, for I have sometimes seen all the calves out in the 
field with their mothers without once offering to go near 
them. HORTEN8E DUDLEY. 
Logan County, Ky. 
RED POLLED HEIFER, MIDGET. 
The heifer shown at Figure 148 was calved in February, 
1886. She is owned by Mr. J. Colman, a member of the 
British House of Commons. She has been very successful 
in the show-yard and is considered a good specimen of her 
breed. The Red Polls are exceedingly popular as dairy 
animals in England, and the comparatively few specimens 
of the breed that have been sent to this country, have 
easily won the respect of practical farmers and dairy¬ 
men. The English ideal of a dairy cow is somewhat dif¬ 
ferent from that prevailing in this country. The English 
demand a large cow, yielding a heavy flow of milk. Be¬ 
fore the Short-horn was bred almost exclusively for beef, 
that breed stood as the representative of the English 
dairy. To-day the Red Poll occupies the place of honor. 
There are excellent chances for this breed In America. As 
we have frequently claimed, each one of the improved 
breeds is the “best” to keep under certain conditions. 
There is every reason to believe that there are many 
farmers so situated that they would make money by dis¬ 
posing of the cattle that they now have and breeding Red 
Polls. And the same thing might be said of any of the 
other breeds of cattle. 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS. 
Condensed Strawberry Notes. 
Hampden (P). Originated with J. N. Adams & Co., 
Springfield, Mass. There is little about this variety, as It 
grows here, to commend it above many older kinds. 
Enhance (bisexual). Henry Young, Ada., O. It is re¬ 
markable for longevity and hardiness of plant; for its 
wonderful fruitfulness, for the large size, irregularity and 
sourness of the fruit. 
Lida cannot be considered a progressive acquisition. 
Bubach, as in years past, is from fair to middling. On 
the whole we prefer the Sharpless. 
Ontario is inferior to the Sharpless, which it resembles. 
Eureka has borne large quantities of berries of good 
shape—many of the largest size—good quality and quite 
firm. It is worthy of trial. 
Jessie is not pleased with the Rural Grounds. 
Cloud is of the Crescent type and iu no way superior. 
Racster, Michel’s Early, Howard No. 6 (P), Smith’s 
No. 5 (bis.), Woolverton (bis.), Loudon’s No. 15, Smith’s 
No. 4 (bis.) and Perfection will need another year’s trial. 
Alley No. 4. Vines thrifty, berries round to ovate- 
round, scarlet, firm and of fair quality. Uniform shape. 
Very productive. Peduncles strong. Alley Nos. 3 and 1 
and Mary do not thrive. 
Sharpless-on-Jessie cross (from J. Dutton Angola, 
Md.) resembles Sharpless in the shape of many berries and 
Jessie in the shape of others. Plants very prolific. Not 
so thrifty as Sharpless. 
Mineola Is not productive. 
LOUISE is of fine quality. The plants are vigorous but 
not productive. 
Standard (P.) is not remarkable in any way. Pres. 
Harrison ditto. 
Pearl. Plants not vigorous. 
Parker Earle, all things considered, is the best berry 
under trial this year, as it was last year. 
The “Great Japan Wineberry.”—A large plant of 
this queer and pretty raspberry (Rubus phoenicolasius) 
kindly sent here through the kindness of Mr. J. T. Lovett, 
with the consent of the gentleman who claimed to be its 
introducer, has made a healthy growth and is now in 
bloom, being a little later than other raspberries as it 
would appear. The plant is worth a place in the garden 
for its odd beauty alone, and it is difficult to explain why 
it has not attracted more attention before, since it has 
been in private collections as well as offered for sale for 
many years. The main stems, leaf stems and flower 
stems, as well as the flower buds, are densely covered with 
soft crimson hairs, each one terminating in a round gland 
or head, while among them are, an inch or so apart, 
prickles like those of other raspberries, though less rigid. 
These glandular hairs are so viscid that it would seem im¬ 
possible for insects to make any way among them, or even 
to escape if once well planted among them. For several 
years past the raspberry disease has been growing worse 
and worse, until, at the present time, anything like fair 
trials of different kinds sent here to be tested, is well- 
nigh impracticable. The fungus attacks the fruiting 
stem, which soon blackens in patches and dies, while the 
half-grown berries dry up. Possibly the Japan Raspberry 
may resist this disease, and, possibly again, a cross be¬ 
tween it and the old kinds may retain the disease-resisting 
power, and yield fruit, if not so good as our natives, better 
than that of the Japan parent. 
Magnolia hypoLEUCa. —We find that many of the leaves 
of the comparatively new magnolia, M. hypoleuca, are 
from 20 inches to two feet long. They are widest in the 
middle, eight to nine inches, tapering eveply and uniformly 
towards both the apex and base, the latter being as acute 
Bagging Grapes. First Position. Fig. 1 45. 
as the former, a shape that in such perfection is rare. 
Elliptic lanceolate is the botanical term which describes 
it most uearly. The leaves grow in whorls of about eight, 
and so close together that the name “ Umbrella Tree” is 
better suited to this than to M. tripetala. This species is 
rather tardy about blooming. The specimen alluded to 
was planted about eight years ago and has not bloomed as 
yet. 
Scale upon the Magnolia —We find that the disgust¬ 
ing scale insect described and illustrated on page 598 as it 
Bagging Grapes. Second Position. Fig. 146. 
lives upon the Tulip Tree (Liriodendron) has now attacked 
the magnolias. This was to have been expected ; but the 
realization of the expectation is none the less shocking. 
THE NEWER STRAWBERRIES IN MICHIGAN. 
It is yet rather soon for reports of the performances of 
strawberries this year. We picked the first ripe berries 
on June 11. 
Alpha is the earliest fairly productive variety of the 
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Bagging Grapes. Completed. Fig. 1 47. 
many I have tested here. It is a bisexual, of good size 
and mild, very pleasant flavor. 
Bidwell is likely to follow the Alpha very closely in 
ripening. If not allowed to expend its vigor in the pro¬ 
duction of plants, I know of very few, if any, varieties, 
surpassing it in the qualities desirable in a berry for home 
use. 
Bubach No. 5, if I may judge by indications, so far, is 
pretty sure to sustain its record of last season, so far as 
vigor and productiveness are concerned. 
Gandy merits the same form of commendation; but it 
must be more productive to deserve an assured position as 
a leading, late market variety. 
Jessie has been very rapidly pushed into general notor¬ 
iety, and is already in the hands of most growers. Last 
season was a favorable one for the development of its 
most prominent characteristic—size—but it remains to be 
seen if it is able permanently to maintain its reputation in 
this particular, and also to carry the same through the 
season of fruitage, under less favorable circumstances. 
Moore is a newer, or at least a less generally known 
variety, of alleged Michigan parentage ; and grown along¬ 
side of Jessie it proves to be very similar in vigor and 
habit of plant, as well as in season, size and productive¬ 
ness. It differs considerably in form, and, to my taste, is 
somewhat superior in flavor. 
Eureka was received three years since, under number, 
and has, so far, shown valuable qualities both of plant and 
fruit. * 
Crawford was planted only late last season. The plant, 
so far, appears vigorous and healthy. Its quality as a 
producer, as also its flavor and handlingqualities have not 
yet been developed here. 
Parker Earle is developing wonderful productiveness, 
as well as great vigor of plant. 
Lady Rusk, Mrs. Cleveland, Townsend’s No. 3 and 
No. 19 and Ohio Centennial have all come through the 
past winter in admirable condition and afford excellent 
promise. My trial plot, planted this season, includes 148 
varieties, counting the new and the old, including a goodly 
number not yet announced to the public. The past winter 
here has been very peculiar,and particularly well calculated 
to develop the characteristics of varieties so far as hardi¬ 
ness of plant is concerned. Martha, Cloud, May King, 
Burt, Captain Jack, Pearl, Pineapple, Hampden, Moore, 
Little’s No. 10, Loudon’s No. 15, and many others, are in 
full vigor, and wholly uninjured. On the other hand, 
S icker State (it is fortunate for the person who named 
this that he remains incognito), Prince of Berries, Long¬ 
fellow, Hoffman, Gold, Anna Forest, Henderson and 
several others, grown in adjacent rows under the same 
treatment, are either partially or wholly ruined. To-mor¬ 
row, June 16, will doubtless show ripe specimens of that 
old seedling of Ellwanger and Barry’s the Nicanor, as well 
as of Haverland, which promises to fully sustain its last 
year’s reputation for both size and productiveness. 
T. T. LYON. 
WISCONSIN STRAWBERRY NOTES. 
We have cleaned all our strawberries out twice, and 
some of the beds three times over, since taking off the 
cover in the spring. There are about four acres of them, 
and they are indeed a show. When I look over the beds, 
which, by the way, is never less than once every day, and 
see those splendid Wilsons after 30 years of trial, still 
standing at the head of the list, in spite of the hundreds 
of varieties that have come and gone like summer clouds, 
the Manchesters by their side, and apparently struggling 
for the place of honor, and sometimes very nearly obtain¬ 
ing It, I cannot help feeling somewhat proud of their 
splendid appearance for two reasons: One is that they 
promise an immense crop of splendid fruit, and the other 
is that they afford another demonstration of what I have 
tried both to teach and practice these many years, viz., 
that with rich land, well drained, and well cultivated, 
very large crops may be made the rule Instead of the rare 
exception. The Wilsons are the most modest-looking 
plants in the garden, though they are certainly larger and 
stronger in every way than when I first obtained them. 
The Manchesters are somewhat larger in the growth of 
vine, and a few days later in ripening. Near them is a bed 
of the Jessie, making an almost marvelous showing. To 
look at the variety to-day one might think it would yield 
1,000 bushels per acre. But it has disappointed me so 
many times that I have but little faith in its promises, 
and shall wait for the fruit. The Bubach also makes a 
splendid showing. Warfield’s No. 2 stands near, and in 
growth of vines exceeds them all. It is an exceedingly 
strong grower, and at present promises well. Last season 
I fruited the two last named, for the first time, and 
although they did moderately well, yet, as compared with 
the Wilson, they were simply nowhere. Well, we shall 
know more about the newer varieties in another month 
than we know at present. We shall probably commence 
picking some time next week. I believe that we have 
picked our first ripe berries on J une 13 oftener than on any 
other day. This season they will be at least one week 
later from present Indications. j. M. smith. 
BAGGING GRAPES. . 
By the operation of bagging partial exemption from rot 
is secured, as well as more or less complete exemption from 
sun scald and from the attacks of birds and insects. It 
also protects from frost in the fall, permitting grapes to 
hang much longer on the vines without fear of injury than 
would be possible were they unprotected. It is, however, 
an expensive process when done upon a large scale, and 
retards the ripening somewhat. The time of bagging 
varies with different persons, some applying the bags as 
soon as the blossoms fall or even before, others even 
advocating as late as when the grapes begin to color, so as 
not to retard ripening. The latter time, however, would 
be too late to prevent rot. The best time is usually as soon 
as the grapes are the size of small peas. Good manilla 
bags, No. 1 size for Delawares and Nos. 2 and 3 for varie¬ 
ties with large clusters are best. Sometimes more than 
one cluster may be put in a single bag, when a still larger 
one is necessary. Our illustrations, Figs. 145, 146 and 
147, show with little explanation the manner of applying 
the bags. Fig. 145, shows the manner of slitting the bag 
so that it may be drawn closely around the cane. Fig. H6 
shows one side folded over, and Fig. 147 shows the opera- 
